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BY Sandra Appiah, 9:57am May 07, 2025,

2025 Met Gala: A Look At Red Carpet Styles Designers With African Descent (PHOTOS)

by Sandra Appiah, 9:57am May 07, 2025,
Photo Credit: Instagram @ozwald_boateng

The 2025 Met Gala red carpet allowed celebs to exhibit their unique interpretations of the Costume Institute’s exhibition in subject matter, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”

This year’s celebration honours the contributions and legacies of Black men in fashion, culture, history, entertainment, politics, and more, focusing on the history of Black tailoring and dandies.

In order to embody that essence, Tems, La La Anthony, and others select an archival design that was influenced by or created by black fashion icons and designers.

Here’s everything you missed from the night’s red carpet looks. 

2025 Met Gala: A Look At Red Carpet Styles Designers With African Descent (PHOTOS)
Ncuti Gatwa dressed in custom purple, rendered in a richly textured silk jacquard Kente cloth, a textile historically worn by Ashanti kings. Paired with a matching silk shirt and tie, by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboateng
2025 Met Gala: A Look At Red Carpet Styles Designers With African Descent (PHOTOS)
Tems is dressed in a custom revolutionary ball gown suit in blue-to-teal jacquard, its puff skirt a bold ode to feminine majesty by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboateng
2025 Met Gala: A Look At Red Carpet Styles Designers With African Descent (PHOTOS)
La La Anthony wore a dress designed by the late Virgil Abloh, who passed away in 2021.
2025 Met Gala: A Look At Red Carpet Styles Designers With African Descent (PHOTOS)
Burns Boy is dressed in a custom royal red wool tuxedo paired with a dramatic oxblood eel skin cape honouring the radiates’ presence and power of African majesty with avant-garde flair by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboateng
2025 Met Gala: A Look At Red Carpet Styles Designers With African Descent (PHOTOS)
Jaden Smith wore a precisely tailored suit, complemented by a striking black and white Kente tweed cape reimagining the traditional Kente symbolism by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboateng
2025 Met Gala: A Look At Red Carpet Styles Designers With African Descent (PHOTOS)
Omar Sy is dressed in a deep green wool mohair double-breasted suit featuring the House’s Authenticity Adinkra symbol by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboateng
2025 Met Gala: A Look At Red Carpet Styles Designers With African Descent (PHOTOS)
Issa Rae is dressed in a custom black tailored 3 piece suit featuring the House’s Tribal pattern in a silk jacquard by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboateng
2025 Met Gala: A Look At Red Carpet Styles Designers With African Descent (PHOTOS)
 Henry Golding dressed in a custom rich gold silk jacquard three-piece suit, woven with the House’s
Adinkra symbol by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboateng
2025 Met Gala: A Look At Red Carpet Styles Designers With African Descent (PHOTOS)
Colin Kaepernick is dressed in custom #ozwaldboateng. Wearing a regal royal red Kente silk jacquard suit with a commanding cape. The look blends 1920s Harlem tailoring with symbols of resistance, redefined through modern African elegance.
2025 Met Gala: A Look At Red Carpet Styles Designers With African Descent (PHOTOS)
 Met Gala 2025: Starr dressed in a custom dramatic tuxedo dress by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboateng
2025 Met Gala: A Look At Red Carpet Styles Designers With African Descent (PHOTOS)
 Hope Smith wore a custom striking royal gold-yellow silk jacquard suit, elevated by the house’s iconic Kente cloth. Paired with a hand-woven leather Kente handbag, fusing heritage craftsmanship with modern elegance by #ozwaldboateng. Photo Credit Instagram @ozwaldboateng

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